278.01 MORBID OBESITY


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 278.01

Short Description: Morbid obesity

Long Description: Morbid obesity

Code Classification:

  • Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases, and immunity disorders (240–279)
    • Other metabolic disorders and immunity disorders (270-279)
      • 278 Obesity and other hyperalimentation
        • 278.01 Morbid obesity

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 278.01 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Constitutional - see also condition
    • obesity 278.00
      • morbid 278.01
  • Obesity (constitutional) (exogenous) (familial) (nutritional) (simple) 278.00
    • morbid 278.01
    • severe 278.01

Crosswalk Information

The code 278.01 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
278.01 Right Arrow E66.01 Morbid (severe) obesity due to excess calories
This ICD-9 to ICD-10 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
278.00 Obesity, unspecified
278.02 Overweight
278.03 Obesity hypoventilation syndrome
278.1 Localized adiposity
278.2 Hypervitaminosis A
278.3 Hypercarotinemia
278.4 Hypervitaminosis D
278.8 Other hyperalimentation


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